System activation

ABSTRACT

One embodiment provides a method, including: detecting, using at least one sensor, a predetermined motion of an information handling device; receiving, substantially during the predetermined motion and at an input location of the information handling device, activation input; and activating, responsive to the receiving, a system associated with the information handling device. Other aspects are described and claimed.

BACKGROUND

Information handling devices (“devices”), for example conventionallaptops, laptop/tablet hybrid devices, smart phones, other clamshelldevices, and the like, may be configured to power on responsive toidentifying that a predetermined condition has been met. For example, auser may turn a laptop on by pressing a power button resident on thedevice, opening a lid of the device, and the like. Once a device isactivated, a user may visualize and interact with contents displayed ona display screen associated with the device (e.g., a primary displayscreen generally located on an inner surface of the lid of the device,etc.).

BRIEF SUMMARY

In summary, one aspect provides a method, comprising: detecting, usingat least one sensor, a predetermined motion of an information handlingdevice; receiving, substantially during the predetermined motion and atan input location of the information handling device, activation input;and activating, responsive to the receiving, a system associated withthe information handling device.

Another aspect provides an information handling device, comprising: aninput location; at least one sensor; a processor; a memory device thatstores instructions executable by the processor to: detect apredetermined motion of the information handling device; receive,substantially during the predetermined motion and at the input location,activation input; and activate, responsive to the receiving, a systemassociated with the information handling device.

A further aspect provides a product, comprising: a storage device thatstores code, the code being executable by a processor and comprising:code that detects a predetermined motion of an information handlingdevice; code that receives, substantially during the predeterminedmotion and at an input location of the information handling device,activation input; and code that activates, responsive to the receiving,a system associated with the information handling device.

The foregoing is a summary and thus may contain simplifications,generalizations, and omissions of detail; consequently, those skilled inthe art will appreciate that the summary is illustrative only and is notintended to be in any way limiting.

For a better understanding of the embodiments, together with other andfurther features and advantages thereof, reference is made to thefollowing description, taken in conjunction with the accompanyingdrawings. The scope of the invention will be pointed out in the appendedclaims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 illustrates an example of information handling device circuitry.

FIG. 2 illustrates another example of information handling devicecircuitry.

FIG. 3 illustrates an example method of activating a system of a device.

FIG. 4 illustrates a top view of an example embodiment of a closeddevice comprising an external display.

FIG. 5 illustrates an example embodiment of a device in an openorientation comprising an internal display.

FIG. 6 illustrates an example embodiment of a device in a closedorientation comprising an internal display.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

It will be readily understood that the components of the embodiments, asgenerally described and illustrated in the figures herein, may bearranged and designed in a wide variety of different configurations inaddition to the described example embodiments. Thus, the following moredetailed description of the example embodiments, as represented in thefigures, is not intended to limit the scope of the embodiments, asclaimed, but is merely representative of example embodiments.

Reference throughout this specification to “one embodiment” or “anembodiment” (or the like) means that a particular feature, structure, orcharacteristic described in connection with the embodiment is includedin at least one embodiment. Thus, the appearance of the phrases “in oneembodiment” or “in an embodiment” or the like in various placesthroughout this specification are not necessarily all referring to thesame embodiment.

Furthermore, the described features, structures, or characteristics maybe combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments. In thefollowing description, numerous specific details are provided to give athorough understanding of embodiments. One skilled in the relevant artwill recognize, however, that the various embodiments can be practicedwithout one or more of the specific details, or with other methods,components, materials, et cetera. In other instances, well knownstructures, materials, or operations are not shown or described indetail to avoid obfuscation.

Conventional methods of activating a device, particularly a laptop oranother clamshell style device, require an individual to first open alid of the device. In some instances, opening the lid of the device willautomatically activate the system of the device. In other instances, auser may be required to actuate a power button that may be resident onan inner surface of the device (e.g., a power button that is on the samesurface as an integral keyboard of the device, etc.) to power on thesystem.

The requirement to open the lid of a device in order to interact withthe system contents may be burdensome, time-consuming, and in somesituations, impractical. For example, a user in a rush may wish toaccess the contents on a laptop they are holding. If the user is walkingbriskly it would be difficult to open the laptop lid and power on thelaptop while the user is maintaining their rushed pace. In anotherexample, a user may desire to discretely check information on theircomputer. Using conventional methods, the user would at least berequired to open the lid of their laptop and may also be required toperform additional functions (e.g., interact with a power button, inputa password, etc.) prior to accessing the information, all of which donot aid in discretion of access.

Accordingly, an embodiment provides a method for activating a system ofa device without opening a lid of the device. In an embodiment, apredetermined motion (e.g., a raising motion, no motion at all, etc.) ofa closed device may be detected by at least one sensor of the device(e.g., an accelerometer, a gyroscope, etc.). An embodiment maythereafter receive, during duration of the predetermined motion and atan input location of the closed device (e.g., at a touch optimizedexternal display, at an external touch window operatively coupled to aninternal display, a predetermined area on the device optimized forgesture input, etc.), an activation input (e.g., a swipe input, a swipegesture, etc.). In an embodiment comprising an external display, theexternal display may be resident on an outside cover of the lid (e.g.,at a periphery of the lid proximate to the hinges, etc.). In anembodiment comprising an internal display, the internal display may beresident on an inner surface of the device (e.g., an internal displaymay be positioned on the C-cover of the device on the same surface as anintegral keyboard, etc.). An embodiment may then activate, responsive toreceiving the activation input during the predetermined motion, a systemof the device. An embodiment may also display system contents on theexternal or internal display and may be capable of receiving andprocessing user inputs (e.g., touch inputs, stylus inputs, gestureinputs, button inputs, etc.) provided to the internal or externaldisplay. Such a method and device may allow a user to access andinteract with the contents of a system more easily.

The illustrated example embodiments will be best understood by referenceto the figures. The following description is intended only by way ofexample, and simply illustrates certain example embodiments.

While various other circuits, circuitry or components may be utilized ininformation handling devices, with regard to smart phone and/or tabletcircuitry 100, an example illustrated in FIG. 1 includes a system on achip design found for example in tablet or other mobile computingplatforms. Software and processor(s) are combined in a single chip 110.Processors comprise internal arithmetic units, registers, cache memory,busses, I/O ports, etc., as is well known in the art. Internal bussesand the like depend on different vendors, but essentially all theperipheral devices (120) may attach to a single chip 110. The circuitry100 combines the processor, memory control, and I/O controller hub allinto a single chip 110. Also, systems 100 of this type do not typicallyuse SATA or PCI or LPC. Common interfaces, for example, include SDIO andI2C.

There are power management chip(s) 130, e.g., a battery management unit,BMU, which manage power as supplied, for example, via a rechargeablebattery 140, which may be recharged by a connection to a power source(not shown). In at least one design, a single chip, such as 110, is usedto supply BIOS like functionality and DRAM memory.

System 100 typically includes one or more of a WWAN transceiver 150 anda WLAN transceiver 160 for connecting to various networks, such astelecommunications networks and wireless Internet devices, e.g., accesspoints. Additionally, devices 120 are commonly included, e.g., an imagesensor such as a camera, audio capture device such as a microphone, athermal sensor, etc. System 100 often includes one or more touch screens170 for data input and display/rendering. System 100 also typicallyincludes various memory devices, for example flash memory 180 and SDRAM190.

FIG. 2 depicts a block diagram of another example of informationhandling device circuits, circuitry or components. The example depictedin FIG. 2 may correspond to computing systems such as the THINKPADseries of personal computers sold by Lenovo (US) Inc. of Morrisville,N.C., or other devices. As is apparent from the description herein,embodiments may include other features or only some of the features ofthe example illustrated in FIG. 2.

The example of FIG. 2 includes a so-called chipset 210 (a group ofintegrated circuits, or chips, that work together, chipsets) with anarchitecture that may vary depending on manufacturer (for example,INTEL, AMD, ARM, etc.). INTEL is a registered trademark of IntelCorporation in the United States and other countries. AMD is aregistered trademark of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. in the UnitedStates and other countries. ARM is an unregistered trademark of ARMHoldings plc in the United States and other countries. The architectureof the chipset 210 includes a core and memory control group 220 and anI/O controller hub 250 that exchanges information (for example, data,signals, commands, etc.) via a direct management interface (DMI) 242 ora link controller 244. In FIG. 2, the DMI 242 is a chip-to-chipinterface (sometimes referred to as being a link between a “northbridge”and a “southbridge”). The core and memory control group 220 include oneor more processors 222 (for example, single or multi-core) and a memorycontroller hub 226 that exchange information via a front side bus (FSB)224; noting that components of the group 220 may be integrated in a chipthat supplants the conventional “northbridge” style architecture. One ormore processors 222 comprise internal arithmetic units, registers, cachememory, busses, I/O ports, etc., as is well known in the art.

In FIG. 2, the memory controller hub 226 interfaces with memory 240 (forexample, to provide support for a type of RAM that may be referred to as“system memory” or “memory”). The memory controller hub 226 furtherincludes a low voltage differential signaling (LVDS) interface 232 for adisplay device 292 (for example, a CRT, a flat panel, touch screen,etc.). A block 238 includes some technologies that may be supported viathe LVDS interface 232 (for example, serial digital video, HDMI/DVI,display port). The memory controller hub 226 also includes a PCI-expressinterface (PCI-E) 234 that may support discrete graphics 236.

In FIG. 2, the I/O hub controller 250 includes a SATA interface 251 (forexample, for HDDs, SDDs, etc., 280), a PCI-E interface 252 (for example,for wireless connections 282), a USB interface 253 (for example, fordevices 284 such as a digitizer, keyboard, mice, cameras, phones,microphones, storage, other connected devices, etc.), a networkinterface 254 (for example, LAN), a GPIO interface 255, a LPC interface270 (for ASICs 271, a TPM 272, a super I/O 273, a firmware hub 274, BIOSsupport 275 as well as various types of memory 276 such as ROM 277,Flash 278, and NVRAM 279), a power management interface 261, a clockgenerator interface 262, an audio interface 263 (for example, forspeakers 294), a TCO interface 264, a system management bus interface265, and SPI Flash 266, which can include BIOS 268 and boot code 290.The I/O hub controller 250 may include gigabit Ethernet support.

The system, upon power on, may be configured to execute boot code 290for the BIOS 268, as stored within the SPI Flash 266, and thereafterprocesses data under the control of one or more operating systems andapplication software (for example, stored in system memory 240). Anoperating system may be stored in any of a variety of locations andaccessed, for example, according to instructions of the BIOS 268. Asdescribed herein, a device may include fewer or more features than shownin the system of FIG. 2.

Information handling device circuitry, as for example outlined in FIG. 1or FIG. 2, may be used in devices such as laptops, smart phones, hybriddevices, and/or electronic devices that may comprise a clamshellstructure and have an external display capable of being interacted withwhen a lid of the electronic device is closed. For example, thecircuitry outlined in FIG. 1 may be implemented in a tablet or smartphone embodiment, whereas the circuitry outlined in FIG. 2 may beimplemented in a laptop embodiment.

Referring now to FIG. 3, an embodiment may activate a system of a closeddevice once a predetermined motion of the device has been detected andan activation input has been received at an input location during, orimmediately after, the predetermined motion. At 301, an embodiment maydetect a predetermined motion of a closed device. In an embodiment, thepredetermined motion may be virtually any motion pattern of the deviceeither programmed by a manufacturer or set by a user. In someembodiments, the predetermined motion may be no motion at all for apredetermined period of time (e.g., 10 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute,etc.). For simplicity purposes, the majority of the discussion hereinwill involve a raising motion of the device, however, it should beunderstood that this is not limiting and other predetermined motions maybe detected. A raising motion may be, for example, a motion that raisesthe device from a lower point in space to a higher point in space. In anembodiment, the raising motion may be detected using one or more sensorsintegral or operatively coupled to the device such as accelerometers,gyroscopes, image and/or video capture devices, and the like.

In an embodiment, the device may be virtually any device having aclamshell-like structure (e.g., a laptop, a smart phone, a laptop/tablethybrid, etc.). Embodiments of this disclosure are presented herein withthe assumption that a lid of the device is closed. More particularly, aclosed-lid orientation of the device may be one in which a primarydisplay of the device is not visible to a user (e.g., because theprimary display is disposed on an inside surface of the lid, etc.).

In an embodiment, the device may comprise a touch optimized externaldisplay disposed on an outer surface of the lid. For example, referringnow to FIG. 4, an example embodiment of a clamshell-like device 400 in aclosed orientation having an external display 401 disposed on an outersurface of a lid 402 is illustrated. It is important to note thatalthough the external display 401 illustrated in FIG. 4 is positioned ata rear peripheral edge of the device 400, this is a non-limitinglocation and the external display 401 may be positioned at otherlocations on the lid 402 (e.g., a front peripheral edge, a centralportion of the lid, a side edge of the lid, etc.). Additionally,although the external display 401 illustrated in FIG. 4 appears as along rectangle, this is a non-limiting shape and the external display401 may take the form of another size and shape that is compatible withthe dimensions of the lid 402.

In another embodiment, the device may comprise an auxiliary internaldisplay disposed on an inner cover of the device (e.g., the C-cover,etc.). In an embodiment, the internal display may be visible to a userthrough a transparent window on the lid. For example, referring now toFIG. 5, an example embodiment is illustrated of a clamshell-like device500 in an open orientation having an internal display 501 disposed on aninternal surface 502 of the device 500. The device 500 may have atransparent window 503 resident on the lid 504 of the device 500 throughwhich a user may view the contents of the internal display 501 when thedevice 500 is in a closed orientation. In an embodiment, the transparentwindow 503 may have equivalent dimensions to the internal display 501or, alternatively, may have different dimensions greater or less thanthat of the internal display 501. Referring now to FIG. 6, analternative view of the device 500 of FIG. 5 is provided in an open andclosed orientation. As can be seen from FIG. 6, the internal display 601is clearly visible through the transparent window 603 in the closedorientation.

It is important to note that although the internal display in FIGS. 5and 6 is positioned at a top portion of the inner cover (e.g., above thekeyboard, etc.), this is a non-limiting location and the internaldisplay 501 may be positioned at other locations on the inner surface501 (e.g., below the keyboard, on the side of the keyboard, etc.).Additionally, although the internal display 501 illustrated in FIG. 5appears as a long rectangle, this is a non-limiting shape and theinternal display 501 may take the form of another size and shape that iscompatible with the dimensions and layout of the surface. The same maybe true for the location and size of the corresponding transparentwindow.

In an embodiment, an input surface associated with the internal orexternal display may be always active while other input devices and/orfunctions of the system are inactive. Alternatively, in an embodiment,an input surface associated with the internal or external display mayactivate only once a predetermined condition has been identified (e.g.,when a predetermined motion has been detected, etc.). Such an embodimentmay allow a user to provide inputs to the internal or external displaysubstantially during the predetermined motion. In an embodiment, theinternal or external display may remain active for a predeterminedperiod of time after being activated (e.g., 10 seconds, 30 seconds, 1minute, 5 minutes, etc.).

At 302, an embodiment may receive an activation input at an inputlocation of the device. In an embodiment, the activation input maycomprise touch input and may be virtually any predetermined touch inputpattern. In another embodiment, the activation input may comprise acombination of touch input and another input type (e.g., voice input,gaze confirmation, etc.). For simplicity purposes, the majority of thediscussion herein will involve a touch swipe input, however, it shouldbe understood that this is not limiting and other activation inputs maybe received (e.g., voice input, gesture input, hard or soft button pressinput, etc.). In an embodiment, a swipe input may be a swipe of one ormore of a user's fingers on the external display in a predetermineddirection (e.g., a swipe of the thumb and/or fingers on the externaldisplay toward the user's palm, etc.). Alternatively, with respect to aninternal display, the transparent window may be a transparent touch padthat is configured to receive touch input. Touch input provided to thetransparent touch pad may thereafter be processed by the system.Accordingly, a swipe input for a device having an internal display maybe a swipe of one or more of a user's fingers on the transparent touchpad in a predetermined direction (e.g., a swipe of the thumb and/orfingers on the transparent touch pad toward the user's palm, etc.).

In an embodiment, the activation input may be received substantiallyduring the predetermined motion (e.g., a user may provide swipe inputwhile raising the device, etc.). In another embodiment, the activationinput may be received within a predetermined time window of completionof the predetermined motion (e.g., a user may provide swipe input within1 second, 3 seconds, etc. of the device having been fully raised, etc.).Responsive to identifying that the activation input was not receivedduring the predetermined motion or within the predetermined time window,an embodiment may not activate the system.

An embodiment may further require the activation input to be received ata predetermined portion of the external display or the transparent touchpad. For example, an embodiment may require a user to provide theactivation input in a predefined zone or quadrant of the externaldisplay or transparent touch pad (e.g., a left portion of the externaldisplay or transparent touch pad, a right portion of the externaldisplay or transparent touch pad, a corner of the external display ortransparent touch pad, etc.). An embodiment may not activate the systemunless the activation input is detected within the predeterminedportion.

In an embodiment, the predetermined motion may be no motion at all. Moreparticularly, an embodiment may determine that a device has been restingon a surface for a predetermined period of time (e.g., 10 seconds, 30seconds, 1 minute, etc.) and is therefore motionless. Responsive to thisdetermination, an embodiment may require that the activation input beprovided to a predetermined portion of the external display ortransparent touch pad to activate the system. For example, a usersitting in a meeting may have their laptop resting on a table. Insteadof requiring the user to pick their laptop up and perform a raisingmotion, an embodiment may instead detect that the laptop has beenresting on the table for a predetermined amount of time and maytherefore only require the user to provide the activation input to theright side of the external display or transparent touch pad to activatethe system.

Responsive to determining, at 303, that the activation input wasreceived substantially during, or immediately after, the predeterminedmotion, an embodiment may activate, at 305, a system associated with thedevice. Conversely, responsive to determining, at 303, that theactivation input was not received substantially during, or immediatelyafter, the predetermined motion, an embodiment may, at 304, do nothing.Alternatively, an embodiment may provide a notification (e.g., audiblenotification, textual notification, a combination thereof, etc.) thatthe activation input has not been recognized and/or that the activationinput was not provided to the correct portion of the external display ortransparent touch pad.

At 305, responsive to receiving the activation input during thepredetermined motion, an embodiment may activate a system associatedwith the device. In an embodiment, the activation of the system maycorrespond to the powering on of the system. Additionally oralternatively, the activation of the system may correspond to thedisplay of contents on the internal or external display of the device.An embodiment may receive and process one or more user control inputs onthe contents displayed by the internal or external display. For example,using the transparent touch pad or external display, a user may accessdata files, actuate media buttons, browse the Internet, communicate withother individuals, and the like. In an embodiment, one or more otherdisplay screens of the device may be maintained in a sleep or off statewhile the internal or external display outputs the system contents. Forexample, a primary display screen of the device (e.g., located on theinside cover of the lid, etc.) may remain powered off while the internalor external display shows system contents.

In an embodiment, one or more user-specific settings and permissions maybe automatically initiated and granted depending on the activation inputtype and/or location where the activation input is received. Forexample, a user providing a generic activation input may activate thesystem, which the user may interact with via the transparent touch pador external display to perform general functions (e.g., browse theinternet, view public files, etc.). However, multiple users may accessand use a single device, some of which may desire to have a customizedinternal or external display graphical user interface (GUI) and/or maydesire to keep certain information private from other users. In such asituation, an embodiment may store (e.g., on the device, in a remotestorage location, etc.) one or more user profiles, each of which maycomprise user-specific display settings and/or data that is specific tothe authorized user. To obtain access to a user profile, an embodimentmay require a specific type of activation input to be received at aspecific portion of the transparent touch pad or external display.Responsive to receiving the specific activation input type at thespecific portion, an embodiment may activate a corresponding userprofile. For example, User A may gain access to a user profile on thedevice by providing a circle drawing input to the left side of theexternal display. Subsequent to determining that the activation input(i.e., the type and location of the input) is specific to User A, anembodiment may automatically load one or more preferences stored in auser profile associated with User A. For instance, User A may havepreconfigured the external display to display a particular image orassume a particular GUI that is specific to User A. Additionally oralternatively, User A may be able to view and interact with documentsthat are “private” and not visible to other, unauthorized users.

In an embodiment, a user may deactivate the system in much the same waythey activated the system. More particularly, a user may deactivate thesystem by performing another predetermined motion (i.e., a deactivatingmotion) coupled with a deactivation input provided to the transparenttouch pad or external display. In an embodiment, the deactivating motionand deactivation input may be virtually any motion pattern and inputsequence either programmed by a manufacturer or set by a user. Forexample, the deactivating motion may be directly opposite that of thepredetermined activating motion. For instance, if the activating motionis a raising of the device, the deactivating motion may be a lowering ofthe device. Similarly, if the activation input comprises a swipe of auser's fingers toward their palm, the deactivation input may comprise aswipe of a user's fingers away from their palm. As with the activatingmotion, the deactivating motion may be no motion at all detected for apredetermined period of time (e.g., 10 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute,etc.). The aforementioned deactivating motions and deactivation inputsare not intended to be limiting and other motions and input sequencesmay be used. In an embodiment, the deactivation of the system maycorrespond to one or more of the shutting down of the device, theremoval of contents from the internal or external display, and thelogging out of a user profile.

The various embodiments described herein thus represent a technicalimprovement to conventional system activation techniques. Using thetechniques described herein, an embodiment may detect a predeterminedmotion of a device and may receive, at an input location of the device,an activation input substantially during or immediately after thepredetermined motion while the device is in a closed-lid orientation.Responsive to receiving and/or identifying these two events, anembodiment may activate a system associated with the device and/orprovide, on an internal or external display, a user interface. Suchtechniques may allow a user to quickly activate a system without openinga lid of a device and to interact with system contents via user inputsto the external display.

As will be appreciated by one skilled in the art, various aspects may beembodied as a system, method or device program product. Accordingly,aspects may take the form of an entirely hardware embodiment or anembodiment including software that may all generally be referred toherein as a “circuit,” “module” or “system.” Furthermore, aspects maytake the form of a device program product embodied in one or more devicereadable medium(s) having device readable program code embodiedtherewith.

It should be noted that the various functions described herein may beimplemented using instructions stored on a device readable storagemedium such as a non-signal storage device that are executed by aprocessor. A storage device may be, for example, a system, apparatus, ordevice (e.g., an electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic,infrared, or semiconductor system, apparatus, or device) or any suitablecombination of the foregoing. More specific examples of a storagedevice/medium include the following: a portable computer diskette, ahard disk, a random access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), anerasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or Flash memory), anoptical fiber, a portable compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), anoptical storage device, a magnetic storage device, or any suitablecombination of the foregoing. In the context of this document, a storagedevice is not a signal and “non-transitory” includes all media exceptsignal media.

Program code embodied on a storage medium may be transmitted using anyappropriate medium, including but not limited to wireless, wireline,optical fiber cable, RF, et cetera, or any suitable combination of theforegoing.

Program code for carrying out operations may be written in anycombination of one or more programming languages. The program code mayexecute entirely on a single device, partly on a single device, as astand-alone software package, partly on single device and partly onanother device, or entirely on the other device. In some cases, thedevices may be connected through any type of connection or network,including a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN), orthe connection may be made through other devices (for example, throughthe Internet using an Internet Service Provider), through wirelessconnections, e.g., near-field communication, or through a hard wireconnection, such as over a USB connection.

Example embodiments are described herein with reference to the figures,which illustrate example methods, devices and program products accordingto various example embodiments. It will be understood that the actionsand functionality may be implemented at least in part by programinstructions. These program instructions may be provided to a processorof a device, a special purpose information handling device, or otherprogrammable data processing device to produce a machine, such that theinstructions, which execute via a processor of the device implement thefunctions/acts specified.

It is worth noting that while specific blocks are used in the figures,and a particular ordering of blocks has been illustrated, these arenon-limiting examples. In certain contexts, two or more blocks may becombined, a block may be split into two or more blocks, or certainblocks may be re-ordered or re-organized as appropriate, as the explicitillustrated examples are used only for descriptive purposes and are notto be construed as limiting.

As used herein, the singular “a” and “an” may be construed as includingthe plural “one or more” unless clearly indicated otherwise.

This disclosure has been presented for purposes of illustration anddescription but is not intended to be exhaustive or limiting. Manymodifications and variations will be apparent to those of ordinary skillin the art. The example embodiments were chosen and described in orderto explain principles and practical application, and to enable others ofordinary skill in the art to understand the disclosure for variousembodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particularuse contemplated.

Thus, although illustrative example embodiments have been describedherein with reference to the accompanying figures, it is to beunderstood that this description is not limiting and that various otherchanges and modifications may be affected therein by one skilled in theart without departing from the scope or spirit of the disclosure.

What is claimed is:
 1. A method, comprising: detecting, using at leastone sensor, a predetermined motion of an information handling device;receiving, substantially during the predetermined motion and at an inputlocation of the information handling device, activation input; andactivating, responsive to the receiving, a system associated with theinformation handling device.
 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the inputlocation is associated with an external display disposed on a lid of theinformation handling device.
 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the inputlocation is associated with a transparent touch pad disposed on a lid ofthe information handling device through which an internal displaydisposed on an inner surface of the information handling device isvisible.
 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the transparent touch pad isconfigured to receive user input that affects the internal display. 5.The method of claim 1, wherein the activating comprises activating thesystem responsive to receiving the activation input at a predeterminedportion of the input location.
 6. The method of claim 1, wherein thepredetermined motion is associated with no motion for a predeterminedamount of time and wherein the activating comprises activating thesystem responsive to receiving the activation input at a predeterminedportion of the input location.
 7. The method of claim 1, furthercomprising displaying, responsive to the activating, contents on one of:an internal display or an external display of the information handlingdevice.
 8. The method of claim 7, further comprising maintaining, duringthe displaying, another display of the information handling device in adeactivated state.
 9. The method of claim 1, further comprisingdeactivating the system responsive to: detecting, using the at least onesensor, another predetermined motion of the information handling device;and receiving, during the another predetermined motion, userdeactivation input.
 10. The method of claim 1, further comprisingidentifying that the predetermined motion and the activation inputcorrespond to a user profile and thereafter implementing, based on theidentifying, one or more settings associated with the user profile. 11.An information handling device, comprising: an input location; at leastone sensor; a processor; a memory device that stores instructionsexecutable by the processor to: detect a predetermined motion of theinformation handling device; receive, substantially during thepredetermined motion and at the input location, activation input; andactivate, responsive to the receiving, a system associated with theinformation handling device.
 12. The information handling device ofclaim 11, wherein the input location is associated with an externaldisplay disposed on a lid of the information handling device.
 13. Theinformation handling device of claim 11, wherein the input location isassociated with a transparent touch pad disposed on a lid of theinformation handling device through which an internal display disposedon an inner surface of the information handling device is visible. 14.The information handling device of claim 13, wherein the transparenttouch pad is configured to receive user input that affects the internaldisplay.
 15. The information handling device of claim 11, wherein theinstructions executable by the processor to activate compriseinstructions executable by the processor to activate the systemresponsive to receiving the activation input at a predetermined portionof the input location.
 16. The information handling device of claim 11,wherein the predetermined motion is associated with no motion for apredetermined amount of time and wherein the instructions executable bythe processor to activate comprise instructions executable by theprocessor to activate the system responsive to receiving the activationinput at a predetermined portion of the input location.
 17. Theinformation handling device of claim 11, wherein the instructions arefurther executable by the processor to display, responsive to theactivating, contents on one of: an internal display or an externaldisplay of the information handling device.
 18. The information handlingdevice of claim 11, wherein the instructions are further executable bythe processor to deactivate the system responsive to: detecting anotherpredetermined motion of the information handling device; and receiving,during the another predetermined motion, user deactivation input. 19.The information handling device of claim 11, wherein the instructionsare further executable by the processor to identify that thepredetermined motion and the activation input correspond to a userprofile and thereafter implement, based on the identifying, one or moresettings associated with the user profile.
 20. A product, comprising: astorage device that stores code, the code being executable by aprocessor and comprising: code that detects a predetermined motion of aninformation handling device; code that receives, substantially duringthe predetermined motion and at an input location of the informationhandling device, activation input; and code that activates, responsiveto the receiving, a system associated with the information handlingdevice.